Despite the urgent deadline, she chose to malinger and avoid the overtime shift.

He malingers at work by pretending to have a migraine whenever his manager asks him to stay late.

He malingered to avoid weekend duty, claiming his back had suddenly given out.

The inspector suspected the employee of malingering, so he scheduled a medical evaluation.

Malingers were exposed when the new supervisor cross-checked medical excuses against attendance records.

Malinger signed the book and smiled for photos after the lecture.

His malingery infected the office, turning every small ache into an excuse to avoid work.

The old sergeant swore he could always spot a malingeror among the recruits.

The manager called him a malingerer after he repeatedly missed deadlines claiming to be ill.

The supervisor warned that malingerers would face disciplinary action if they were caught pretending to be ill.